Strainer



Sept. 5, 1939.

E. M. NORMAN STRAINER Filed Jan. 11, 1938 /NVENTOR Edgar Morr'l'sNo/"man.

( ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 5, 1939 Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFF1E STRAINER Edgar Morris Norman, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Application January 11, 1938, Serial No. 184,461 In Canada January 16, 1937 3 Claims. (Cl. 2l0154) This invention relates to a strainer for liquids Figure 2 is a plan view of the strainer shown particularly adaptedfor use in gasoline tanks. I in Figure 1,

An object of the present invention is the pro- Figure 3 is an elevation of an alternative vision of a strainer adapted to remove foreign form of strainer mounted in the .neck of a tank, particles from liquids and to retain said partithe latter being partly in section, 5

cles. Figure 4 is a plan View of the strainer shown Another object is the provision of a strainer in Figure 3, which will fit in tanks having necks of various Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevation of the sizes. tank neck illustrated in Figure 3 showing one A further object is the provision of a strainer of the bayonet slots, and 10 for a tank having means for allowing air to escape Figure 6 is a plan View of an adapter washer. as the liquid is poured through the strainer into Referring more particularly to the drawing, the tank. Ais a strainer adapted to be inserted in the A further object is the provision of a strainer neck B .of a tank C. Referring to the form of 5 adapted to fit in the necks of tanks, and to be the invention shown in Figure l, the strainer held in place by any of the known types of caps. A comprises a sleeve IEI having at its upper end A still further object is the provision of a dea flange ll having a plurality of openings I2. vice of the character described of very simple The sleeve I0 is provided on its outer surface construction which may be easily manufactured. with a plural y 0f Vertical Spacer ribs l3 e.

" There are a number of strainers now on the uppe e ds of W c t m n dja e t he 20 market but each of those are made to fit into flange These b form therebetweeh p a tank having a neck of a certain size. Another sages l4 communicating with the openings 12 objection to the known strainers is that the forand the interior of the tank. I eign particles removed from the liquid gather A tubular filter element or screen i5 is suson the screen and aftera short time gradually pended from the sleeve l0 and has secured to 25 work their way through the screen into the tank its bottom edge a sediment D A P Of thus reducing the effectiveness of the strainer d e a y Opp d ay Slots are p which retains only the coarser particles. A fur- Vided at the pp end of the Sleeve In the p ther objection to these strainers lies in the fact D e f Wh h W ere nafter be described. The that as the liquid is pared into the tank the air vertical slots of the bayonet slots I1 communiwhich must necessarily leave the tank passes te w s o s in the flange through the strainer causing the liquid to splash Referring to the form of the invention shown over the top of the tank unless the liquid is poured in Figure the Sleeve is D d W n very slowly. enlarged collar H! in place of the ribs l3, said This invention overcomes these difl'iculties by 001181 being secured to the SleeVe y flange 35 providing a strainer which may be inserted in w 20 h v n therein a pl li y of p n n 2 various tanks having necks of different sizes, The pp end of the 601131 is prOVided With which has means for removing particles from flahge Said 001191 also having at its pp the liquid and retaining said particles no matter end a pair of diametrically oppo d bayonet slots 40 how fine they are, and which has means for 23 the vertical slots of which communicate with 40 1 f slots 24 in the flange 22.

owing an to escape mm the tank while the When it is desired to insert the strainer A liquid is being poured.

The present invention consists essentially of a gg g i l g fi g :5 g ggi g gfig g gs; stralner comprising a sleeve, means for holding be used The inside diameter of the ring 25 15 sald sleeve m the neck of tank means for would be substantially equal to the diameter of Spacmg the i from the Wall of the neck a the sleeve I0 and the outside diameter of said tubular screen suspended from the sleeve and a ring would equal t outside diameter f the cup secured to the bottom of the screen as more k of t ta k, Th ring 25 h t i it fully described in the following specification and in r edge a plurality of recesses 26, one for 50 illustrated in the accompanying drawing in each rib I3. Said ring also has a plurality of which openings 21 adapted to register with the open- Figure 1 is an elevation of one form of the ings l2 when the strainer is inserted in the ring. strainer mounted in the neck of a tank, the The strainer would be inserted in the ring 25 56 latter being partly in section, with the ribs l3 riding through the recesses 26 until the ring contacts the flange II at which time the ribs would be clear of the recesses. A quarter turn of the ring would ensure said ring staying in place and at the same time would bring the openings 21 into registry with the openings i2. With this assembly the ring 25 would rest on the top of the tank neck when the strainer is inserted therein. In the form of the invention shown in Figure 3, the adapter ring would fit around the collar l9 beneath the flange 22. An ordinary washer of the proper diameter or the ring 25 may be used although the recesses 26 and the openings 2? of the latter are not necessary in this form of the invention.

This strainer is designed to be held in place by the cap of the tank and may be used with any of the known types of cap. Figure 1 shows a cap adapted to be screwed onto the neck while Figure 3 shows a cap of the type having a clip'28 with arms 29 the ends of which ride in bayonet slots 36 in the neck. The strainer A on being inserted in the neck, when the cap is placed over the neck the arms 29 ride down the vertical slots of the bayonet slots 57 or 23 and then when the cap is turned the arms move into the horizontal portions of said slots. When these caps are in place they fit tightly over the flanges I I or 22 and hold the strainer in place. The ribs I3 or the collar i9 serve to steady the strainer in the neck.

In use, when liquid is poured into the tank through the strainer, the cup l6 first fills up and then the liquid passes out laterally through the screen i5. In this way any foreign particles are deposited in the cup where they are retained until the cup is cleared out. In certain types of strainers having screening in place of the cup IS, the foreign particles rest on the screening and the continual pouring of liquid against them gradually forces the particles through the screening thus reducing the efiiciency of the strainer. As the liquid is poured into the tank, the air escapes therefrom through the passages l4 between the ribs l3 (Fig. 1) and through the openings [2 without interfering with the liquid, or, as in Fig ure 3, the air escapes through the openings 2|.

From the above it will readily be seen that a strainer has been provided which will fit into the necks of tanks of various types of caps and which will remove substantially all foreign particles from the liquid without interfering with the pouring operation.

Various modifications may be made in this invention without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the claims, and therefore the exact forms shown are to be taken as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense, and it is desired that only such limitations shall be placed thereon as are disclosed in the prior art or are set forth in the accompanying claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A strainer adapted to fit into the neck of a tank comprising a sleeve having bayonet slots therein at the top thereof, a filter element suspended from the sleeve, a cup secured to the bottom of the filter element, a flange at the top of the sleeve having a plurality of openings therein to permit air to escape from the tank as liquid is poured thereinto, said flange having slots communicating with the bayonet slots of the sleeve, and means for spacing the sleeve from the neck.

2. A strainer adapted to fit into the neck of a tank comprising a sleeve, a tubular filter element suspended from the sleeve, a cup secured to the bottom of the filter element, a flange at the top of the sleeve adapted to lie over the top of the neck of the tank beneaththe cap thereof to hold the filter in place, said flange having a plurality of openings therein to permit air to escape from the tank as liquid is poured thereinto and a plurality of vertical ribs on the outer surface of the sleeve forming therebetween passages communicating with said openings and the interior of the tank, the upper ends of said ribs being spaced from the flange.

3. A strainer adapted to fit into the neck of a tank comprising a sleeve, a tubular filter element suspended from the sleeve, a cup secured to the bottom of the filter element, an enlarged collar secured to the top of the sleeve by a web, said web having a plurality of openings therein to permit air to escape from the tank as liquid is poured thereinto, bayonet slots formed in the collar at the top thereof, and a flange at the top of the collar adapted to lie over the top of the neck of the tank and to beheld in place by the tank cap,

said flange having slots formed therein communicatingwith the bayonet slots.

EDGAR MORRIS NORMAN. 

